PixlBit

You gotta finish it! It's not a long game, and the final battle is pretty cool. And like I said, I really enjoyed the ending too. 

Hey, it's all about your personal preference. If you like speed, there's sonic; but Ristar is just as "cool" as Sonic, and his one game competes with those old sonic games. After all, this game was made by Sonic Team. 

You've got to check it out if you get the chance. It's a great game. It's sad that it's forgotten and overlooked, whereas Sonic is always praised. 

Wily's Castle from MM2 is a good one. I suppose hope is kind of the running theme of epic songs. Once again, I can't pin down for sure what makes a song epic, but most the time it's that hopeful heroic feeling you get from it. 

Interesting. I'll have to look into that game as I've never heard of it before. SSB Retro would be a blast from the past AND ultimate Nintendo fan service! 

Saki would be awesome! Bayonetta, too; and while we're at it, maybe Travis Touchdown from the No More Heroes games? 

What would be cool is if you could unlock or win an 8-bit downloadable game if you complete so much in the new SSB for 3DS. It would be simple, with just a handful of characters and stages, but it would be awesome!

Frustration from the old school feel or something else?

Yeah, there are some great 8-bit heroes that I didn't include, like you mentioned. The double dragon dudes would be cool too. 

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